Past Events

Purcell Odes: Beaune

Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune, Beaune, France

07 July 2023

A varied programme of some of Purcell’s finest works; the first half comprising music of farewell and consolation in memory of Kader Hassissi, founder of the Beaune Festival and friend of Gabrieli Consort & Players for many years who sadly recently passed away. This will be followed by a second half containing Purcell’s most richly extravagant score in praise of the power of music.

Programme:
Let Mine Eyes Run Down With Tears
Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary
Funeral Sentences
Evening Hymn
1692 Ode: Hail Bright Cecelia